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H. D. MARCUS.

PEHCOLATOR.

APPLICATION FILED IULY 11| |918.

1 ,307, 745. Patented June 24, 1919.

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PERCOLATOR.

To all 'whom it may concern: y

Be it known that I, HENRY D. MARCUS, a citizen of the United States,residing in Passaic, in the county of Passaic and tate of New Jersey,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Percolators, ofwhich the following is a specification.

rlhis invention relates to improvements in percolators of the types usedin making beverages, and particularly coffee. y y

The principal object of the invention is to provide a convenient devicewhich may be used in connection with an ordinary coffee pot, or likevessel, without any change in its` parts and which may be attached orre-` moved therefrom with entire facility.

A further object is to provide a device for this purpose which may bethoroughly cleansed and which may be charged `with the pulverizedmaterial, of which the beverage is to be made, in a convenient -manner,`the contents being removed therefrom with equal ease.` i y y A stillfurther object` is to provide a device in the form of an attachmentwhich is relatively inexpensive and which will produce good results at alow cost. y

These and other like objects are attained Vby the novel construction andcombination of parts hereinafter described and shown in the accompanyingdrawing, forming a material part of this disclosure, .and in whichFigure 1 is a perspective view showing a percolator made in accordancewith the invention, and indicating its attachment to the lid of anordinary coffee pot.

Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view of the percolator body lookingdownward.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing a preferred form of the device bywhich the percolator is attached to the vessel cover.

Fig. 4L is a similar perspective viewv showing a modilied form ofconnecting element.

ig. 5 is a fragmentary top plan view of a container provided withbuttons used with the connection shown in Fig. 4:.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary plan view of the percolator body blank,developed and showinga perforate panel therein.

4ig. 7 is a similar view of a modified blank containing an obliqueopening, and

Fig. 8 is a like view of the same showing the opening covered by ascreen.

Referring more in detail to Fig. 1 of the drawings, there is shown aperspective view of an ordinary form of coffee pot lid or Specificationof Letters Patent. 'Patentd 1111 24, 1919. VApplication led July 11,19118. Sera1No;244,348. i

cover `10, provided with `an `operating knob 11, and containing withinthe flanged lower rim `12, an undercut annular recess 13, the same beingof the most common form of construction.` i l The body 15 of thepercolatoris composed of a rectangular sheet 16, of non-corrodiblemetal, as aluminum, the .same being `formed with a plurality ofdiagonally `disposed rhomboidal openingslf? to which may be attachedupon the surface eventually form ing the` inner side of the cylinder," afine meshed wire screen or netting 18, or in place of the opening 17,`the material may i ave formed through ita plurality of fine yperforations 19 inI an obvious manner.

The `lower edge of the sheet llias a beading' 20, a portion of theybeading extending inwardly of the cylinder, and secured tliereto is acircular sheet or disk 21 of fine meshed netting, which may be made ofwoveiiwire, oraperforated plate usedias preferred, the same forming thebottom of the vessel which maybe seained along the side in the `commonmanner. The upper edge of the plate also has a beading 22, its interiorbeing `adapted to receive the downturnecl `annular edge of` a cover23,pro-vided with anoperating knob `orhandle 24 so that the cover may bereadily removed at any desired time. l y y y l `Theconnecting orengaging elements, shown in Figs. 4- and 5, consist of stili? resilientwires, arranged in two substantially parallel planes 25, each havingout-turned elements 26 at their ends, which are turned laterally atrightangles as at 27, formed into U shaped bends 28, terminating inparallel members 29, adapted to spring outwardly and engage within therecess 13, formed in the lid 10.

The opposite ends of the wires 25 are integrally connected by bentelements 30, merging into a complete circle or band 31, adapted to makecontact with the lower side fof the beading 22, whereby the percolatorbody 15 is supportechand it will be obvious `from the construction, thatthe attachment may be made to the lid by springing the wires 25toward'each other1 permitting the extending portions 26 and 29 to enteror be removed from the annular channel within the lid in an obviousmanner.

In the modification shown in Figs. 4l and 5 the connecting element ismade in a similar .manner except that the lower endsA of the Wires 25are formed with U shaped bends 33 inelosing loops 34 from which eXtendthe integral connecting arcuate element .35, and secured to theouteru'pper 4surfaeeof Vthe container body 15, at opposite disposedpoints, are flanges 36, having stem eXtensions 37, terminating in knobsor heads 38, the loops 34 of the U shaped bends being y engageable withthe stems "37' inf manner which will be clearly apparent.

From the'foregoin'git Will'be seen that a neat' and' 'effective devicehas been disclosed for the mentioned purpose andy the' same rmay bereadily secured v-o`r removed from connection with the cover ofthe'ifeept ata'nydesired time, While by removing the cover l23,` thematerial'used may be" entered or vremoved'from'"the con't'ainer4 body 15Iin an easylan'd effective manner.

H'iv'ing"thusv described"n'riy` invention Wh at I claimasneivand'desire'to se'cu'rebyLetters' Pateltyisl 'V l. Apercol'atorcomprising a hollow cylinsupporting means;

In a eoeepercolator, the combination with eyiidricai metal-1i@ maybeaded at the wp and beam;'iiaving-a plurality O'f diagonally disposed'openii'ig's forindhtherethrough, nettings zdisposed"over As'aid'ojgen`- ings, a net forming'the bottomfof said cylindlilel bdydarfefi0' ftlri thebiottm beding forme-instan avleifff sad body and resilientelements engageable bcloW said upper beading, said elements hav ingintegrally formed outstanding members at their upper ends engageablewithin the lid of a coffee-pot.

.3. In a percolator, the combination with a coffee-pot and a lidtherefor, said lid having an annular recess formed therein, of a rigid"cylindrical metallic body adapted to receive the material to bepercolated, said body having perforate side Walls and bottom, headingsV-formed in the upper and lower edges oi said body, a spring wireremovablyengaging said body adjacent to the upper beading thereof,vertical members formed atthe ends of said spring Wires, and elementsformed at the extremities of said members adapted to engage within thementioned" recess in' the lid or be removed therefrom.

' 4. In a percolator, the combination with a pot having a lid containingan annular internal recess, of a body formed from a singlesheetof metal,a plurality of diagon'ally disposed openings formed through said body,'screenssecured over said openings, screen b'ottoin secured in saidbody, a cover engageabl'eI with the upper portion ofsaid body, means foroperating'said cover, resilient elements loosely engaging saidbo'dy,p'arallel extending limbs formed with said' engaging elements, andmembers integral with upper ends lof said elements adapted"to"e`nter"into the mentioned recess in said pot'lid."

" In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

D. MARCUS.

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